Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - tires for skidding

Hey guys. Ive worn out my first pair of tires since I started riding my first fg build, wondering what you find are the longest lasting 23 or 25 size tires when it comes to riding with skidding. I searched the forums and was suprised not to find any threads on the topic (mabey I used the wrong verbiage). Let me know what you think, thanks, Lou

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Soma everwears. You must do a lot of skidding.

ill add in a +1 for the soma everwears

How do they handle normal use, ie how do they grip the road compared to say an armadillo, or gator skin?

Soma Everwears
Continental Gatorskin
Vittoria Rubino Pro

latest issue of Cog Mag had a nice article on decent tires.
Continental Touring Plus came out on top I believe.

lots of people seem to stand behind the Vittoria as well.

The search function here has always been a little off, and it seems to me it's gotten even worse lately. But type this in Google and you'll hit pay dirt:

site:www.bikeforums.net skidding tires

The search function here has always been a little off, and it seems to me it's gotten even worse lately. But type this in Google and you'll hit pay dirt:

site:www.bikeforums.net skidding tires

sweet! thanks kyselad:thumb:

tubulars

rando's

squeeze the 28 in

Which Vittoria tires do people like? The pro, or the pro tech of which model is preferred?

i rock gatorskins up front, since they have excellent flat protection, and are still fairly quick tires (23's). ride 28s in the back currently, so takes a while to wear them down, and skid less. i typically run cheap ass 23's in the back and just replace them more often

Vittoria Radonneur.. and be sure to


squeeze the 28 in

28's though? Isn't that pretty huge and slow?

lets be realistic..
25c has a rolling resistance that's pretty comparable to a 23c of the same make. 28c has only bit more than 25c.

The extra rubber is definitely worth it in the rear if you ride in less than perfect roads. Plus it looks sexy when the clearance is tight!

would it be awkward to run a 23 in the front and a 25 in the back. im hoping the 25's will have a little more longevity then 23's that i usually run.

I have a 23 evo corsa in the front and a 28 rubino pro tech in the back.

I can't tell a difference between the 28 and the ****ty 23 I had on there before.

The rubino is holding up reaaalll nice though, as far as I can tell.

Just ride 23 gatorskins and man up!

Just ride 23 gatorskins and man up!

I definitely would but I don't have the funds to be paying $45 every 3 weeks on a rear tire...

They last longer than 3 weeks... I ride brakeless and they're standing up fine for me (especially compared to my last tire that lasted all of 3 weeks)

somebody who skids a lot will run through a gatorskin in no time. took my room mate 2 weeks when he got his. It was almost all skidding for fun though, almost never necessity. The soma everwear is where it is at for the skid tire. And if you don't mind the extra rolling resistance, they make a 26 that will probably last even longer than the 23.

If you want to get them cheapest buy here. And spend at least $75 and shiping is only $5. I.E. buy 3 tires at a time cause then you get the cheap shipping and a 5% quantity dicount.
http://www.biketiresdirect.com/pomwev/soma_fabrications_everwear_5mm_tires/pp.htm

Or if you must have color on a 26 then buy here:
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=17315 (http://www.biketiresdirect.com/pomwev/soma_fabrications_everwear_5mm_tires/pp.htm)

good stuff will try out the everwears. i dont skid that much, but I killed the cheap tires that came on my (cheap) wheelset in a month. its all the practicing i guess since im new at this. The 26s seem like a good compromise (was running 23s and I dont need tires that narrow), used to fat tires anyway, my only other bike is my touring bike. thanks

the point of skidding is to wear out your tires...that's it

no want to wear tires..no skid

somebody who skids a lot will run through a gatorskin in no time. took my room mate 2 weeks when he got his. It was almost all skidding for fun though, almost never necessity. The soma everwear is where it is at for the skid tire. And if you don't mind the extra rolling resistance, they make a 26 that will probably last even longer than the 23.


How many skid patches? That's super quick.

How many skid patches? That's super quick.

He had 8 I think. But I mean it was when we first started riding and we were riding every day for 4-6 hours and he would slide around every corner rather than just turn, speed up just to slide in front of some people, practice different slides all day.

He abused his tires but at the same time found that soma everwear lasts twice as long as a gator skin. And it only took 6 weeks to so so lol

Just run cheapos for a few months, and then the novelty of skidding will wear off just a tad and you won't be tearing through your rear quite as much at this point... ideally. Resort to skipping, and use backward retention more than skidding and your options for tires will dramatically increase.

Or maybe just resist the rear wheel without skipping or skidding. Which offers the best braking anyways. Or run a brake.

Wow, I ride mine pretty hard, but that's just stupid (skidding that much). I'll have to try the Somas next.

25 Gatorskins in the rear, super cheap michellin in the front. quit skidding as much!

everwears hands down. i ride about 20-30 miles a day brakeless.. which includes a lot of stopping and starting. (courier in century city)... 42/16 ratio ( 8 patches )... but that number is useless if you can skid w/ your cranks at multiple points in the revolution. hence, my rear wears down evenly... i keep my rear at 140psi at all times.. this is crucial... lower pressure, wears your tire down quicker...

*drumroll*
my rear lasts for a good 1 month of work.

Specialized Roubaix tires work very well. They have a really weird wear pattern, it just kinda melts.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE USE ARMADILLO ALL CONDITIONS.
(they have this really weird habit of shredding on the surface, you get flat spots in your tire.)

everwears hands down. i ride about 20-30 miles a day brakeless.. which includes a lot of stopping and starting. (courier in century city)... 42/16 ratio ( 8 patches )... but that number is useless if you can skid w/ your cranks at multiple points in the revolution. hence, my rear wears down evenly... i keep my rear at 140psi at all times.. this is crucial... lower pressure, wears your tire down quicker...

*drumroll*
my rear lasts for a good 1 month of work.
****, you people skid too much. i had my rear everwear for 10 months. it is still on my old rear wheel. i bought a new wheel in october and a gatorskin to go with it, which i still have. use your legs to slow down, stop skidding, save money.

brake pads are cheaper and last longer than tires

Which Vittoria tires do people like? The pro, or the pro tech of which model is preferred?

Fortezza race. I have them, I skid all over the place, and have been on these for a few months, and the grip strip in the middle has worn a bit, but not too bad. Plus, they're really good for cornering. They're like $30 or so on perf bikes.

****, you people skid too much. i had my rear everwear for 10 months. it is still on my old rear wheel. i bought a new wheel in october and a gatorskin to go with it, which i still have. use your legs to slow down, stop skidding, save money.

10 months?... my fronts last about 3 months.... they're so cut up by that point i have to change them out...

lol funny to see this thread popped up agin (i posted this almost 2 months ago). I had worn out my first pair of tires that came with my (cheap) wheelset while learning to ride fixed gear (wence all the skiding). I was skidding to practice becoming an experienced rider on my first fixed gear. I have since put on front and rear brakes, and have been running the ss freewheel (riding the bike as a commuter thoughout the winter I have been running it ss mostly, while running fg it's annoying when you're late and rushing to work everyday). Also I have put on 28 gatorskins front and rear, and these are the perfect tires for city riding. At the time of my first post I had smoothed out 2 big spots on my rear tire and thought it was worn out (I din't realize that I should rotate it that much). Jesus, i'm drunk; let me know how stupid all this sounds, I'll get a good laough rereading this monday morning. ha